So, have we solved the secret of happiness? "I believe so," he said Are you going to tell me? "Yes.Ready?" Ready. "Be satisfied." That's it? "Be greatful." That's it? "For what you have.For the love you receive.And for what God has given you." That's it? He looked me in the eye.Then he sighed deeply. "That's it.

You've lived through a lot of wars, I said. "Yes." Do they ever make more sense? "No.

It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made.

You are not your past.

Did you feel guilty cursing God--you, of all people?' No,' he said. 'Because even in doing so, I was recognizing there was a greater power than me.' He paused. And that is how I began to heal.

That kind of love - the kind you realize you already have by the life you've created together - that's the kind that lasts.

All who are born are always dying.